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A. KONETZNY.

REFLECTOR SUPPORT FOR CANDLES. No. 298,478. Patented May 13, 1884;

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REFLECTOR-SUPPORT FOR CANDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,478, dated May 13, 1884.

Application filed October 4, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT KONETZNY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Supports for Candle-Reflectors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and eX- act description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a cheap convenient device for supporting a reflector upon a candle, which, as the candle burns away, will maintain its position automatically, and which, although it admit-s of use with any'candle, is especially designed for the small candles adapted for the decoration of Christmas trees.

It consists in the combination, with a collar adapted to inclose and rest upon the upper end of the candle, of a reflector to be carried by it,-and which is fitted to direct and diffuse the rays of light, and of a counterpoise-weight serving to maintain properly the equilibrium of the collar as the candle melts away within it.

It consists, also, in the combination, with the reflector and the collar, of a handle secured to the latter, adapted either to counterbalance the weight of the reflector, or to serve otherwise, in connection with aspring-actuated socket or sustaining-loop, as a suppport for the candle.

The accompanying drawing illustrates in perspective a candle secured upon the limb of a Christmas tree and fitted with my improved device.

A represents the candle, which may be of any size or description,,and which, as shown in the figure, is supported in a socket, S, adapted for attachment to the branches of a Christmas tree, or which may be placed in a suitable candlestick of any form.

B represents a metallic collar adapted to fit upon the upper end of the candle, and which is made of a slightly conical or tapering form, or with an inwardly-beveled edge at its upper end, to engage and bear upon the edge or rim of the candle and to project slightly above it. The collar,when placed upon the candle, forms an annular rim about the end thereof, which serves as a cup to hold the melted wax about the wick when the candle is burning and to prevent it from running down its sides and dropping therefrom upon the floor beneath.

C is a simple reflector, of metal or glass, attached to the collar B by means of an arm or wire, D, so as to be properly supported thereby in position to reflect the rays of light from the burning wick of the candle. The weight of the reflector is counterbalanced, to prevent it from tipping the supporting-collar B as the candle burns, by means of a coiled or bent wire, E, or a plate of suitable form as its equivalent, secured to the collar at a point diametrically opposite the point of attachment of the wire D, and which is adapted not only as a counterpoise, but as a handle for the collar and reflector.

I claim as my invention As a new article of manufacture, a metallic collar adapted to encircle and rest upon the upper end of a candle, and fitted with a reflector attached to one side, and a counterpoisehandle attached to the opposite side thereof, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT KONETZN Y.

Witnesses:

A. B. Moonn, A. W. STEIGER. 

